Post responsible to: Class Teacher, Headteacher, Senior Leadership Team, Trust Executive Team
School: Beckmead Park Academy
Type of school: SEN Provision
Grade: Level 1 TA - Outer London NJC Grade 3 - SCP 5 – 7
£24,054 - £24,788 pro rata term time only (£27,030 - £27,855 FTE)
Level 2 TA - Outer London NJC Grade 5 - SCP 13 – 15
£27,137 - £27,978 pro rata term time only (£30,495 - £31,440 FTE)
Hours: 36 hours per week, between 8am and 4pm. Term time only (plus INSET days)
Contract: Fixed term until 31 August 2025 with a view to extend or make permanent
London Local Authority: London Borough of Croydon
Closing Date: Ongoing until a sufficient shortlist has been established
Interview Date: TBC
Start Date: As soon as possible
The Beckmead Trust is an expanding learning and nurturing community for young people, with Educational Health Care Plans and various types of additional needs across various sites. We are seeking experienced Teaching Assistants to join The Beckmead Trust at our Schools in Croydon.
Beckmead School (SEMH, challenging behaviour)
(Alternative Provision – Primary) Monks Orchard Road. BR3 3BZ
Tharreo House (SEMH, challenging behaviour) Salcott Crescent CR0 0JJ
Bramley Bank School (Alternative Provision – Primary) Sanderstead Road. CR2 0LY
As part of the Beckmead Trust, our ethos involves close collaboration with specialist and mainstream schools, outside specialist agencies with enhanced knowledge of our children’s needs and the private, voluntary and charity sectors within the communities in which we work.
If you share our vision of Love, Flourishing, Community and Social Justice. and if you have a desire to make a real difference to the lives of children in Croydon, we would welcome an application from you.
The Beckmead Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children and young people so expect all staff and volunteers, as well as those who work on the premises, to share this commitment. As part of our safeguarding commitment, appointment to any post is subject to receipt of satisfactory references, medical clearance to include the ability to participate in Physical Intervention and a satisfactory Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Check as well as evidence of the right to live and work in the United Kingdom. We will also carry out an online search on shortlisted candidates to help identify any incidents or issues that are publicly available online.
All applications should be submitted on The Beckmead Trust Application form.
Please note that we do not accept CVs. All enquiries and completed applications should be sent to recruitment@beckmeadtrust.org.